The scientific wonderers at What If fast-forward through millions of years of primate development to show the path that led to modern people. Rep. Nancy Mace introduces measure to expel fellow ...

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, finds that changes in animal development induced by climate shock persist generations after the initial event. The escalating effects of climate change ...

As climate change outpaces the ability of ecosystems to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics to guide restoration.

You may think you know how old you are, but your body doesn’t follow a calendar. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. That is, your ...

Nearly 100 million years ago, snakes weren’t the sleek, limbless creatures we know today—they still had hind legs and even a ...

You may think you know how old you are, but your body doesn’t follow a calendar. That is, your chronological age, which measures how many years have passed since you were born, may not match your ...

Scientists who analysed nearly 16,000 ancient remains suggest red hair and fair skin is favoured for vitamin D production People with red hair who have put up with teasing or “fiery” stereotypes may ...

New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA indicates that natural selection continued to shape hundreds of genes. By Carl ...